Leicester 2-1 Crystal Palace - December 23, 1972 / Division 1 1972/1973
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LEI
![photo Don Rogers](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Alan Birchenall](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Frank Worthington](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_49/49287.webp)
LEI
![photo David Tomlin](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Alan Woollett](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo John Craven](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Paddy Mulligan](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_82/82164.webp)
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Team line-ups
Leicester
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Peter Shilton | 23 | 182 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan Woollett | 46 | 25 | 102 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Dennis Rofe | 22 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Malcolm Manley | 23 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Farrington | 25 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Graham Cross | 29 | 363 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stephen Whitworth | 20 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Birchenall | 45 | 27 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Keith Weller | 26 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Leonard Glover | 28 | 129 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Worthington | 45 | 24 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
104
Crystal Palace
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
John Jackson | 30 | 152 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Robert Bell | 22 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Payne | 25 | 127 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mel Blyth | 28 | 139 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Iain Phillip | 21 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paddy Mulligan | 46 | 27 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Anthony Taylor | 26 | 138 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Whittle | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Hughes | 29 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Charlie Cooke | 30 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Don Rogers | 27 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
26.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
58
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
David Tomlin | 46 | 19 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
John Craven | 46 | 25 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Alan Woollett
IN
Jon Sammels
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
38
70
Success rate in this team:
29 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
25 %
Bloomfield vs Crystal Palace
1 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Bloomfield vs Head
1 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
56
316
Success rate in this team:
31 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
32 %
Head vs Leicester
0 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Head vs Bloomfield
1 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
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Crystal Palace keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 09/12/1972).
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It's the first time Don Rogers scores 1 goal vs Crystal Palace in his professional career with Leicester
![icon stats](/images/base/stats.png)
Crystal Palace keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 09/12/1972).
Pre-match
Current form
Home | DLeicester 1-1 Wolverhampton23/09/1972 | VLeicester 1-0 Southampton07/10/1972 | LLeicester 1-2 Norwich City21/10/1972 | DLeicester 2-2 Manchester United04/11/1972 | LLeicester 0-1 Tottenham18/11/1972 | VLeicester 3-1 West Bromwich Albion02/12/1972 |
Overall | DLeicester 2-2 Manchester United04/11/1972 | DChelsea 1-1 Leicester11/11/1972 | LLeicester 0-1 Tottenham18/11/1972 | VLeicester 3-1 West Bromwich Albion02/12/1972 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Leicester09/12/1972 | LSheffield United 2-0 Leicester16/12/1972 |
Current form
Away | LSouthampton 2-0 Crystal Palace23/09/1972 | DWolverhampton 1-1 Crystal Palace14/10/1972 | LWest Ham 4-0 Crystal Palace28/10/1972 | DDerby County 2-2 Crystal Palace11/11/1972 | DChelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace25/11/1972 | LIpswich Town 2-1 Crystal Palace09/12/1972 |
Overall | VCrystal Palace 1-0 Everton04/11/1972 | DDerby County 2-2 Crystal Palace11/11/1972 | DCrystal Palace 2-2 Leeds United18/11/1972 | DChelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace25/11/1972 | LIpswich Town 2-1 Crystal Palace09/12/1972 | VCrystal Palace 5-0 Manchester United16/12/1972 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
Drawless streak | 2 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 0 |
Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 4 | 9 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
Winless streak | 15 | 0 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
21 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
21 |
11 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
10 |
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
7 |
Draws (Competition total) |
8 |
4 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
5 |
10 |
Losses (Competition total) |
9 |
4 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
5 |
Goals
22 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
21 |
13 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
7 |
30 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
29 |
13 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
17 |
1.05 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
1.18 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.7 |
1.43 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.38 |
1.18 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.7 |
Betting aid
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
8 |
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
4 |
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
5 |
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
6 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
8 |
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
4 |
13 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
10 |
7 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
6 |
0-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Keith Weller | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 5 goals | John Craven | ![]() |
![]() | Keith Weller | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | John Hughes | ![]() |
![]() | Jon Sammels | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | Jon Sammels | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Frank Worthington | 3 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last match | Don Rogers | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
9 gf
1 ga
Away
9 gf
7 ga
Total
18 gf
8 ga
Historical head to head
Home
7 gf
9 ga
Away
1 gf
9 ga
Total
8 gf
18 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 3 - 0 |
September 30, 1922 |
Home | 3 - 0 |
September 30, 1922 |
Largest victory
Overall | 4 - 3 |
January 19, 1924 |
Away | No success yet |
Latest head to head
April 03, 1972 - Division 1 1971/1972
October 02, 1971 - Division 1 1971/1972
November 11, 1964 - League Cup 1964/1965
November 04, 1964 - League Cup 1964/1965
March 12, 1925 - Division 2 1924/1925
Best historical scorers against Crystal Palace
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Rodney Fern | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
Best historical scorers against Leicester
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John Craven | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
Players with most games played vs Crystal Palace
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Malcolm Manley | 2 matches | 1971 - 1972 |
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Rodney Fern | 2 matches | 1971 - 1972 |
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Graham Cross | 2 matches | 1971 - 1972 |
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Keith Weller | 2 matches | 1971 - 1972 |
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Stephen Whitworth | 2 matches | 1971 - 1972 |
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David Nish | 2 matches | 1971 - 1972 |
Players with most games played vs Leicester
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Sam Goodwin | 2 matches | 1971 - 1972 |
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David Payne | 2 matches | 1971 - 1972 |
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John McCormick | 2 matches | 1971 - 1972 |
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John Craven | 2 matches | 1971 - 1972 |
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Gerald Queen | 2 matches | 1971 - 1972 |
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Anthony Taylor | 2 matches | 1971 - 1972 |
They played in both sides
49 matches
![Leicester logo Leicester](/images/photos/clubs/1982-1983/a_0/531.png)
![Crystal Palace logo Crystal Palace](/images/photos/clubs/2012-2013/a_0/545.png)
41 matches
22 matches
![Leicester logo Leicester](/images/photos/clubs/1982-1983/a_0/531.png)
![Crystal Palace logo Crystal Palace](/images/photos/clubs/2012-2013/a_0/545.png)
49 matches
They played in both sides
22 matches
![Leicester logo Leicester](/images/photos/clubs/1982-1983/a_0/531.png)
![Crystal Palace logo Crystal Palace](/images/photos/clubs/2012-2013/a_0/545.png)
49 matches
49 matches
![Leicester logo Leicester](/images/photos/clubs/1982-1983/a_0/531.png)
![Crystal Palace logo Crystal Palace](/images/photos/clubs/2012-2013/a_0/545.png)
41 matches
Competition info
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December 23, 1972
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